CAMPAIGNLIVE.CO.UK – Oct 31 – Bumble Bizz, the professional networking platform created by dating app Bumble, is working to help people in their careers through wellness. The app launched globally three weeks ago, and is seen as a competitor to LinkedIn. Louise Troen, international brand director at Bumble, talks about Bumble Bizz at their two-day networking & workshop event in London.
by Georgina Brazier & Gurjit Degun
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GIZMODO – Oct 25 – Using exploits ranging from simple to complex, researchers at the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab say they could access users' location data, their real names and login info, their message history, and even see which profiles they've viewed. They tested Tinder, Bumble, OKCupid, Badoo, Mamba, Zoosk, Happn, WeChat and Paktor. Most apps have minimal HTTPS encryption, making it easy to access user data. The researchers say they have already sent their findings to the respective apps' developers.
ELITEDAILY – Oct 18 – Lisette Pylant thought she was going on a date with a guy she met on her birthday. She stuck it out for 45 minutes, until finding out that the guy had double booked himself. The women later found out he booked six dates that night. But instead of competing against each other, the women became BFFs. And recently, dating app Bumble set up a vacation for the six girls to attend a music festival in Austin, Texas.
THE GUARDIAN – Oct 9 – Tinder has recently launched a new anti-harassment feature, but virtual eye rolls and martini throws may not be the best way to combat abuse. The feature is called Reactions and it is a selection of animated responses only available to female users, allowing them to throw a virtual martini in the face of a user who is bothering them, or send a sarcastic eye roll. It is part of the company's Menprovement initiative, launched with a video featuring US comedian Whitney Cummings, in which the company's female employees decide that "calling out douchebags should be easy and fun". But encouraging women to engage in conversation with the "douchebags" might not be a good idea. "As soon as you create a response to harassment through things like emojis or gifs, you almost end up lessening the severity of it," says Louise Troen, global brand director of Bumble.
by Hannah J. Davies
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BUSINESS INSIDER – Sep 28 – Psychologist Eli Finkel says the only real advantage to online dating is that it introduces you to tons of potential dates. There's no evidence that matching algorithms work, Finkel says. That's why Finkel thinks apps like Tinder and Bumble are the best option for single people today. Finkel is a psychologist at Northwestern University and a professor at the Kellogg School of Management; he's also the author of "The All-or-Nothing Marriage." Finkel and his colleagues have been studying online dating for years."
by Shana Lebowitz
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MASHABLE – Aug 25 – Bumble has recently turned down a $450M acquisition offer from Match Group. For Bumble, there's no need to settle at this stage. The app is profitable and growing, adding 50K users a day. Last week, the team moved to a new office in Austin. Bumble has 70 employees worldwide with offices in London, Australia, and Germany and plans to open one in New York City next year. The company will release an app redesign in the fall, where users can swap between Bumble for dating, Bumble BFF for friendship, and Bumble Bizz for networking. Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe has an intriguing founder story and unique product that lands her and her company stories in major media outlets.
BUSINESS INSIDER – Aug 23 – When Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe first launched her dating app in 2014, she had a tiny team and a lot of doubters. The experience of working with a small group of passionate people made Wolfe realize how important gratitude is in a leader. Bumble's employees now number ~60, and she says it's important to value interns as highly as C-level executives. However, she says she sees leaders get that wrong. "Sometimes it's just a little bit backwards," she says. "People feel that people should feel lucky to work for them." Instead, Wolfe recommends that leaders measure success based on the positive impact they have on those they work with.